page index:

Google calendar colors
     orange (tangerine) my appointments
     light purple (lavender) others' events
     dark purple (grape) bills
     yellow (bananas) tasks, maintenance, household, automotive, etc.
     dark green (basil) sports
     gray (graphite) work



android find my device
google advanced search   term_searching_for site:bambauer.com

google maps with political boundaries     1857 Geauga County map
post office zip code maps, can zoom into show each driveway
google history   google accounts 
images.google.com reverse image search, click the camera icon; on mobile check use desktop version; in chrome long press an image more info
Google Docs    

Automotive

my facebook Audi D2 group post looking for nos idle control valve
Does anyone know where I can get a new-old-stock Idle Air Control valve part number 077 133 455c?
sent e-mail to this guy but he never replied, maybe scam anyways
audi d2 a8/s8  
d2 large chassis audi   
audi a8 owners club

general automotive  

Audi   

d2 tech dump      forum.a8oarts.co.uk-> a8 d2-> d2- common faults-> d2 - tech dump
has all or many many factory pdfs - more than i had prior to 2024-09

audi specific tools

2024-08-21 Audi fuse and relay diagrams      another   
2024-08-21 this guy replaced mass airflow and problem very similar to mine solved for this guy
Corvette    
Ditch Witch - top interlock light, third interlock light and fourth interlock light need to be lit for engine to start
Jeep     

MKC wiper removal video     and another that I specifically labelled "mkc passenger"

free (reformatted) online factory service manuals for most every 1982-2013 vehicle at
https://charm.li/

weird spots on rear car window that is more visible with polarized glasses

small engines

Leaf blower only works on choke? Here’s why – Garden Tool Expert

air fittings

wood mag article on automotive vs industrial

NAPA
"F" type couplers are 1/2" connection size (rated to 300psi, some 250psi; I think "F" is a NAPA internal designation)
All my 1/2" couplers to date are automotive style (though the female ones may be universal)

male fittings: (aka "Air Hose Coupler Adapters" )
1/2" female npt thread is 90-668     $9.99    sku 6 64766 51015 1 (doesn't seem to be listed on F type results but I bought one at store and can get to page if type in number)
3/8 " female npt thread is 90-691   $9.49    
1/2" male npt thread is 90-666        $9.49    sku 6 64766 51014 4
3/8" male npt thread is 90-689       $12.49   sku 6 6476 51080 9

female fittings: (aka "Air Hose Couplers Female Inlet")
1/2" female npt thread is 90-662     $28.99      sku 6 64766 51012 0
3/8 " female npt thread is 90-690    $32.99      
1/2" female npt thread is 90-692     $39.99 this is listed as automotive but it looks different
1/2" male npt thread is 90-664        $28.99    sku 6 64766 51013 7

1/2" female x 3/8" male 3200 x 8 x 6    $14.49
3/8" female x 1/4" male 3200 x 6 x 4   $7.49

Amazon
brass reducers

torque wrench

replacing old 3/8" wrench
3/8" torque wrench with foot pounds on inner and outer sleeve (cur one has inch lbs on one and ft lbs or not on the other; other side should be Kilogram Force-Meter (kgf-m) or M.KGS=meter kilograms

gravely spark plug

"kawasaki fr730v manual 99920-2249-04_FR651V-691V-730V_English_1.pdf" pdfp 28
spark plug NGK BPR4ES ;    gap to 0.030";    torque to 16ft/lbs
2023-06-15 the plugs I just installed (which I bought as part of a tuneup kit about a year ago) are F5RTC
this page lists Torch F5RTC (mine is a different brand) as a substitue for NGK BPR5ES; this page goes from NGK to Torch
this thread discusses BPR4ES vs BPR5ES "BPR5ES is one heat range colder than the BPR4ES, and could cause hard starting and have a higher probability of fouling."

thread with people posting their favorite electrical connector disconnecting tools
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/pliers-for-auto-electrical-connectors.527631/

Family Handlyman      47 DIY Tips for Detailing Cars Like a Pro

zip tie to fix broken electrical clip video

Creating Backups

using Windows Search to backup only new files   

backup reconcilliation from an email I sent myself from nes1 2016-11-28 and was either in my inbox or a "put on www" type folder until 2022-03-08

Computing

site index:    
adobe tips        [subpage]
Android and Verizon         [subpage]
Android Chrome small font issue     [subpage]

Apps and Extensions I frequently use     [subpage]

artiva rm      [subpage]
Automate [subpage]
html
ms office tips     [subpage]

programming   [subpage]

regular expressions      [subpage]
SQL   [subpage]
unicode characters    [subpage]
Visual Basic & VBA      [subpage]
Windows / software      [subpage]


links:  
hbluehost email interface     Advanced then email accoutns
bambauer.com email   
bambauer.com blocked port webmail 
printer color test page

2024-01-15 free online .epub to .pdf converter that works
takes a long time and looks like it will fail but eventually download completes

HP EliteBook 850 G3

Fn + Esc for HP System Information that includes button to see USB-C information as well as a button to open the System Information app which can also be opened from the Windows Start button

2024-02 Bluetooth radio stops working

may also have an exclamation point icon
just open Device Manager, right click for context menu, choose Uninstall. Then right click on any empty area in the tree control and choose Scan for Harware Changes.
This brings back the logitech mouse.
The Dell travel mouse needs to be manually readded.

2023-03-07 email settings

2024-01-04 link to bluehost settings for different Operating Systems & bluehost settings for different Outlook versions. Note that for Outlook 2016 for Windows,
1) the chart for SSL shows imap.domainname.com & pop.domainname.com which are incorrect. Both should list mail.domainname.com
2) when I set up Outlook for MB, I believe I input the 26 listed for port, but it now shows 25 and still sends the emails properly. This is because I? / Outlook? changed it to non-SSL

microsoft information on .pst (for POP) vs .ost (for others including IMAP)

duplex scanning and general computer links and those to sort

  
Chrome view pdf outside browser: kabob menu->settings->Privacy and security->site settings->(near bottom) Additional Content Settings -> PDF documents->Open pdfs in chrome
chrome://settings/content/pdfDocuments

copyright law / digital watermarking    digital photography    my hardware and DVD burning    privacy & security    reverse VNC instructions  
old iPro links including sql server, java script and hl7
my html cleanup     
Gizmodo    Lifehacker    Daily WTF   

textfixer to remove linefeeds 
printerfriendly to print .html without ads

2022-03-01 I think this must be the AX Suzy mentioned as the Microft ERP tool or formerly popular ERP tool

html

preserve spaces and carriage returns when posting code with <pre> tag (rather than using <code> tag) see table a bit further down, click here

best practice font size for mobile

<li><strong class="rb_orange"> orange bold text here </strong> </li>

<font face="Arial" size="3">

for paragraph followed by unordered list or similar without space:
<p style="margin-bottom:-1em">

order of paramters for margin (similar for others) in the one call version:
margin-top
margin-right
margin-bottom
margin-left

inline styles in .html
<p style="color:purple;margin-bottom:-1em;border-style:solid;border:purple">

typical styles in .html    [example for borders]
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p.dotted {border-style: dotted;} <!seems like space after number before unit is sometimes a problem i.e. "margin-bottom:-1em" may work but "margin-bottom:-1 em" doesn't>
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p class="dotted">A dotted border.</p>
</body>
</html>

for more control, use css to set font as desired

          <html>
          <head>
          <style>
          code {
            font-family: Consolas,"courier new";
            color: crimson;
            background-color: #f1f1f1;
            padding: 2px;
            font-size: 105%;
          }
          </style>
          </head>
          <body>
          
          <p>The HTML <code>button</code> tag defines a clickable button.</p>
          <p>The CSS <code>background-color</code> property defines the background color of an element.</p>
          
          </body>
        </html>

html & css colors    
online color picker with lighter darker

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="../../../css/sitewide_styles.css">

<p style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}">

<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">

2022-04-26 html description list
<dl> <dt>Coffee</dt> <dd>Black hot drink</dd> <dt>Milk</dt> <dd>White cold drink</dd></dl>

2022-06-06 override the font listed in .css file
<font face="Arial" size="6"><a href="http://www.blahblahblah.com> cheap hosting</a></font>

2022-03-21 to link to a particular place in a youtube video add &t=118s at the end where 118 is the number of seconds into the video

misc

2022-05-04 Alternatives to Google's Reverse Image Search   The drag and drop on Bing's is handy.

2023 free online fax services

ftp

maybe try client http://www.coreftp.com/download.html

ftp server tester at https://ftptest.net/

forum post about blocked port21

post on how to open telnet to test     using telnet 1 2
quit telnet with ctrl+] then "quit"

misc

brute force times for different lengths and character types of passwords

Financial

Aadvantage 
Capital One
GM Flex
Huntington   
American Legacy   
Principal     
Fidelity  
Vanguard (current)

resmed

ADP
Nopec rate     Apples to Apples comparison by ohio.gov
Windstream

2024-11-03 Per Business Insider article "Meet the 'Silver Squatters'..." listing Prudential Financial as the source
median retirement savings for those in their mid-50s is just under $48,000
35% of 55-year-olds have < $10,000 saved
18% of 55-year-olds have no retirement savings at all

2024-10-31 why a flooring approach may be safest but not always best from yahoo finance--

2024-10-22 US household net worth percentiles from dqydj.com     shows all 99 percentiles and compares 2020 vs 2023

2024-08-21    The Pointlessness of Working When Your Net Worth Is Declining by financial samurai
The Minimum Investment Amount Where Work Becomes Optional - Financial Samurai

yahoo finance: "median retirement savings account balance is $87,000 per Federal Reserve
under 35 $18,800
35-44 $45,000
45-54 $115,000
55-64 $185,000
65-74 $200,000
75 or older $130,000
While the average balance across all families is higher at $333,940, this number is skewed upwards by the wealthiest households. "

Median Income for Ohio per yahoo finance:
$38,314 for ages 15 to 24
$75,119 for ages 25 to 44
$81,640 for ages 45 to 64
$49,081 for ages 65 and over
this page has similar figures that show them as median household income

2022 Federal Reserve per yahoo finance:
avg household net worth $1.06 million
avg retirement savings 32-61 $129,000; $310,793 with "broader definition of retirement assets"
top 3.2% of individuals' retirement accounts are over $1 million; top 0.1% are over $5 million

Are You Saving Enough To Be In The Top 3% Of Retirees? Here's How Much You Need

Can You Guess How Many Retire With A $5 Million Nest Egg?   
0.1% of retirees manage to accumulate over $5 million in their retirement accounts
3.2% retire with over $1 million

Median Salary of Americans Your Age in Every State

Per this yahoo finance article:
Lower class: The bottom 20% of earners with household incomes not exceeding $28,007.
Lower middle class: Those in the 20th to 40th percentile of household income, between $28,008 and $55,000.
Middle class: Those in the 40th to 60th percentile of household income, ranging from $55,001 to $89,744.
Upper middle class: Households in the 60th to 80th percentile, with incomes between $89,745 and $149,131.
Upper class: The top 20% of earners, with household incomes of $149,132 or more.

Per this Motley Fool article
average 401k for 55 to 64 year olds is $207,874
median 401k for 55 to 64 year olds is $71,1668

2024-02-05 Yahoo Finance Stats
from Census Bureau 2022
the median household income is $74,580 (a 2.3% decline from 2021), while household income levels for each class level are as follows
[for purposes of this article,
bottom 20 percentile will be identified as lower class,
followed by lower-middle class (up to 40th percentile),
middle class (up to 60th percentile),
upper-middle class (up to 80th percentile)
with the remainder considered upper class ]
Lower class: less than or equal to $30,000
Lower-middle class: $30,001 – $58,020
Middle class: $58,021 – $94,000
Upper-middle class: $94,001 – $153,000
Upper class: greater than $153,000

2021 Census Bureau Net Worth from same article
Lower class: $12,000
Lower-middle class: $61,260
Middle class: $145,200
Upper-middle class: $269,100
Upper class: $805,400

Geauga 2023-12 stats

• The median income of households in Geauga County is $97,162, in comparison to $75,149 nationally
• 2.8% of households have income below $10,000 a year 
• 16.4% of households have income of $200,000 or more
• Median earnings for full-time, year-round workers is $66,736; $71,416 for men and $55,166 for women
• 5.8% of people are in poverty, versus 12.5% nationally
• The median property value for owner-occupied houses in Geauga County is $288,000.

Yahoo Finance "The Average American Couple Has Saved This Much Money For Retirement — How Do You Compare?"

• average household retirement savings by age group:
• Under 35: $49,130 (median: $18,880)
• Ages 35 to 44: $141,520 (median: $45,000)
• Ages 45 to 54: $313,220 (median: $115,000)
• Ages 55 to 64: $537,560 (median: $185,000)
• Ages 65 to 74: $609,230 (median: $200,000)

Yahoo Finance "Can You Guess How Many Americans Successfully Retire With $1 Million Saved? The Percentage May Shock You"

• In 2023, the average American retiree had about $170,726 in retirement savings
• recommended $555,000. Only 12% of retirees have achieved or exceeded this recommended savings amount.
• 37% of retirees report having no retirement savings
• around 8% to 10% — have successfully saved $1 million or more

Household net worth percentiles per moneywise.com
Americans aged 65 and up who rank in the 50th percentile have a household net worth of $281,000
Households in the 20th percentile ($10,000)
People in the 90th percentile are considered well off, with a household net worth of $1.9 million
The 95th percentile is considered wealthy, with $3.2 million household net worth
the 99th percentile is very wealthy, with $16.7 million in net household worth
retirement:
the amount of debt among Amerians aged 70 and up increased 614% from 1999 to 2021, according to CNBC, citing data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
A 2019 Congressional Research Service report found the share of households led by those aged 65 and up with any type of debt went up from 38% in 1989 to 61% in 2016.

83% of managed large cap funds underperformed the S&P500 (local .pdf)

factors to consider when picking a stock (local .pdf)

2023-02-19 car prices article
Since 2019, the average price of a new car in the US has risen 30% to $50,000 per Bloomberg News
to lease a new car, it would cost $777 a month — almost double what it was in 2019
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average monthly after-taxes salary in the US is $4,318. Anyone wishing to buy a new car would have to devote around 18% of their monthly take-home pay
The average price of a second-hand vehicle is around $27,000, according to data from Cox
Leasing a used model would set the average American back $544 a month
General Motors recently reported an operating profit of $14.5 billion last year — a record high
In 2022, Ford said it made an adjusted profit of $10.4 billion
Before 2019, carmakers usually carried between 60 and 100 days of inventory. Now that timespan has been slashed in half
they [US car mfgs?] sold 13.9 million cars, trucks, SUVs and vans last year as the parts shortage limited factory output amid high demand for new vehicles. It was the lowest sales number since 2011 when the economy was recovering from the Great Recession
Analysts are now expecting sales to grow by roughly 1 million to around 14.8 million this year as demand remains strong. But they’ll still be far short of the normal 17 million per year before the pandemic [i decided how much space it would take to park 2.2 million cars in the 320 square footage typical parking space: 16,121 acres =25.25 square miles]

2023-01-12 per this article
personal saving rate — meaning personal saving as a percentage of disposable income — fell to 2.4% in November from 8.9% in November 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic. 

2023-01-07 foxbusiness on student debt:
Americans have more than $1.6 trillion
average student loan payment is an estimated $460
84% of American adults said student loans are negatively impacting how much they can save for retirement

2023-01-07 cnbc.com middle class in different cities

1. ~ 50% of Americans were in middle class 2011-2021; 61% in 1971 was the peak
2. Pew defines "middle class" as those earning between two-thirds and twice the median American household income,
   which in 2021 was $70,784, according to the United States Census Bureau.
   That means American households earning as little as $47,189 and up to $141,568 are technically in the middle class

2023-01 googled s&p 500 average annual return last 50 years and found this good article

2023-01 from here

1. More than half of Americans — 51% — have $5,000 or less stored in savings accounts
2. 35% — have $1,000 or less stored in savings accounts
3. Median savings $4,500
4. Median amount Ages 45-54: $61,530
5. Median amount Ages 34-44: $36,117
6. Some experts have suggested saving twice your annual income by age 35
7. Many experts recommend having enough money in an emergency fund to cover at least three months’ worth of expenses
8. 47% of Americans have an emergency fund they can tap into if they need money suddenly. The median amount in such accounts is $2,000
9. The average American adult holds $6,569 in credit card debt
10. total credit card debt in the U.S. stood at $925 billion
11. 2019 median net worth for Americans ages 35-44      $91,300.
12. 2019 median net worth for Americans ages 45-54    $168,600.

2023-01-02 lower, middle or upper class per Pew Research Center

1. household of three needs an income of $156,600 to meet the definition of upper class, which amounts to more than double the national median
   Between 2007 and 2016, the median net worth of the top 20% increased 13% to $1.2 million
   
2.  a Gallup survey earlier this year shows that just over half of respondents identified as either middle or upper middle class
   middle class earners are actually those whos income falls between $52,200 and $156,600, or two-thirds to double the national median when adjusted for local cost of living and household size.
3. a three-person household would be considered low-income if they’re bringing in less than $52,200 a year
   about 38% of households make less than $50,000 in 2021
4. In 2021, the median household income was $70,784, according to Census Bureau data
   
   

2023-01-02 details of study of 2020 US earnings by Economic Policy Institute

1. In US households, percentage whose top wage earner is a billionaire: 0.001%
2. Average earnings of top wage earner of households in the top 10% : $173,000
3. Average earnings of top wage earner of households in the top 90% : $40,000
4. Average earnings of top wage earner of households between 90th and 95th percentile: $133,500
5. Average earnings of top wage earner of households between 95th and 100th percentile: $223,000
6. Maybe total household income between 95th and 100th percentile: $343,000
7. Maybe total household income between 99th and 100th percentile: $824,000
8. for middle class Americans, average income is $90,000
   

2023-01-02 middle class calculator

1. Overall for U.S. in 2018:
   19% of American adults were in Upper Class
   52% Middle class
   29% Lower class
2. Middle-income households are those with an income that is two-thirds to double the U.S. median household income
   had incomes ranging from about $48,500 to $145,500 in 2018 (for 3 person household)

News

NBC nightly news
CBS nightly news
CBS Live news stream

 The Smart Set     Daily Beast    Cheat Sheets    Cheats    International Consortium of Investigative Journalists    The Bureau of Investigative Journalism    thinkprogress    politico   

Pictures

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Sports

NFL

ESPN NFL schedule   scores    standings

Yankees

ESPN MLB schedule    scores    standings        ESPN MLB 
ESPN Yankees        ESPN Pirates         ESPN Indians  

Soccer & Arsenal

2023-08-12 starting 11    1      2      3        top of table!
Scoreboard EPL     Scoreboard Arsenal    
List of Arsenal Seasons
ESPN Arsenal upcoming Fixtures
ESPN Arsenal   ESPN all soccer scores     ESPN Premier League scores    ESPN Soccer Schedule
SI EPL Schedule     SI EPL Scores    
NBC Sports videos including Arsena Premier League highlights
Arsenal 2023 Europa Highlights     
Arsenal on transfermarkt.us

ESPN Premiere Leauge
ESPN Serie A   
ESPN Bundesliga    
ESPN LALIGA
ESPN Ligue 1
EPSN MLS
ESPN Champions League      2023-2024 Knockout Phase     next matches Feb 13
ESPN Soccer landing page

PSU

sbnation sports blogs

march madness

past year results [sub-page]

2024 schedule     scores

bonus         standings     my picks
no bonus    standings     my picks

Weather

NOAA storm prediction center

Cleveland Year round weather averages

dew point     heat index     hygrometer    wet-bulb thermometer   

Weather Underground  

local landing page / today    cur temp, precipitation icon, high and low temp, feels like, wind direction, wind steady, wind gusts, temp compared to yesterday; [app also has precipitation %]
today tonight and tomorrow precipitation icon, hig, low , % precipitation chance, summary
next 6 hours precipitation, pollen, air quality, uv index
pressure, visibility, cloud cover, dew point, humidity, rainfall, snow depth
station history
astronomy sunlight and moon phases
hourly     rest of today list     shows precipitation icon, temp, feels like, % precipitation chance, amount, cloud cover %, dew point, humidity, wind direction and speed, pressure
can click to next day up to 16 days in future [app shows line graph]
extended    10 day (inc. today) line graph   high low, precipitation icon, precipitation amount, graphs have temp, feels like, dew point, cloud cover %, precipitation chance, chance of snow, humidity, pressure, wind speed and direction [app shows line graph]
calendar first 14 days have precipitation icon, high temp, low temp, precipitation amount; >14 days must be historic averages
radar - "wundermap" default is past 1 hour, click future radio button to get 6 hours into future, can move slider or play, has many layers available [app is past hour only?]
history shows line graph for selected day / month in the past [not on app?]
  Cleveland weather     extended      hourly 
nearest station on Weather Underground at Auburn and Bell

accuweather  

precipitation forecast     

the weather channel = weather.com   

local landing page / today    cur temp, precipitation icon, day temp, night temp, snowfall last 24 next 12 next 24 next 48; scroll down for wind, humidity, dew point, pressure, uv index, visibility, moon phase
hourly    48 hour list shows temp, precipitation icon, % precipitation chance and wind direction and speed
extended  label is "10 day" but actually shows 14 days, same format as hourly
monthly    calendar view - first 14 days have precipitation icon, high temp, low temp; >14 days must be historic averages
radar  loop shows 2 hour past to 6 hours future

Intellicast

basic      past     avg & records 

weather.gov   

precipitation forecast   past precipitation    prediction maps inc. precipitation

Mobile versions

accuweather
14 day shows temps as bar graph
at botyom is day night history w avg and last year
radar seems more granular 1:40 ago to 1:50 in future
hourly is 1 row per hour


weather channel
radar shows -1.5 hrs to +5.5 hrs
hourly list doesn't show precip amounts
hourly does show chart of precip light mod heavy for next 6 hours
on main screen above hourly bar shows snowfall amounts for last 24 next 1 6 12 24 48


AccuWeather days "by day" at top gives 15 day but clicking by month gives 45 day

Weather on Reference page

directions to our house from I90      19.4 miles     32 minutes     average speed was 38 mph      economy 23.2mpg for Audi

loading time... until end of summer (Sept 22, 2024 08:56AM ET)       pretty   (Timers in black bar) create

loading time... until flight leaves Cleveland (May 8 2024 1031AM ET)

loading time... since Our Anniversary Trip flight home (May 27 3:05PM ET)

loading time... until Our 2024 Cruise departs Barcelona May 11 5:00PM local time (= 11:00AM ET)

2023 calendar       time left in 2023

last updated:   Sun 2024-11-03 6:06 AM